What is recorded here

Five stones form an unbroken circle on a southeast-facing slope above the Glashagarriff River valley in County Cork. One axial stone has fallen flat and another has drifted from its place, yet the chamber remains whole enough to invite a person inside. The completed shape suggests human intention rather than random rockfall, while the damaged parts remind a visitor that time and weather still handle ancient work.

On SE-facing slope, near top of hill on W side of Glashagarriff River valley. Circle complete; axial stone is prostrate and E side stone displaced. Orthostats are 1m to 1.2m L, 0.3m to 0.8m T and 0.9m to 1.6m H. Estimated internal measurement along main axis, aligned NE-SW, is 2.7m. Stone row (CO060-143----) stands 200m to NE. (O Nualláin 1984a, 36, no. 64) The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 3: Mid Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

Likely dating to the Neolithic or early Bronze Age, the Laharankeal stone circle may have functioned as a ceremonial or astronomical site. Such circles often had ritual significance, possibly linked to seasonal events or communal gatherings.

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